20.10.23
We cannot believe we have already completed the first half term of Year 2! Those 7 weeks have whizzed by and what an amazing time we have all had.
Over the last two weeks in Maths, we have shown a super understanding of our number bonds to 10 and have been looking at how to make these numbers 10 times bigger to complete our number bonds to 100. So if 4 + 6 = 10, then 40 + 60 = 100. We have also been learning our times tables (more information to follow after half term).
We have thoroughly enjoyed our encounter with the Snail and the Whale in English. We successfully reordered the pictures and retold the story at the beginning of the week and adored becoming the snail towards the end. We wrote a diary entry expressing our feelings and describing all the wonderful sights of our journey around the world.
We have begun to look at a mini Art project, learning all about aboriginal art. We carefully traced kangaroos, wombats and emus, adding our very own cross-hatching design. We loved learning to use a ruler and drawing straight lines to create our cross-hatching.
Our favourite was creating a picture using dots. We traced a snake and used cotton buds carefully to create a pattern of coloured dots. Hopefully you can see some of them in our photos.
In Science, we have been exploring habitats – matching animals to the habitat they live in. We talking about coastal, rural, urban and woodland. We also loved drawing a map of our own habitat, thinking carefully about what is around our house.
In PSHE, our discussions over kind and unkind behaviours have been fantastic. So we utilised these this week to think about strategies we could use to help us when we fall out with our friends.
We all wish you a wonderful half term – stay safe and have fun!
